French trade unions have called upon Lufthansa staff employed at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to participate in strike actions on Wednesday November 20th from 5 pm to 7 pm, on the following three days (21st, 22nd and 23rd November) from 7 am to 9 am and from 5 pm to 7 pm, and all […]
Easyjet has seen its pre-tax profits rise by 51 per cent to £478 million after benefiting from an increase in business travellers. The no-frills carrier saw total revenue rise by 10.5 per cent to £4.26 billion for the financial year ending on September 30, 2013. Last year, Luton-based Easyjet made pre-tax profits of £317 million […]
Please note that we will be closing our office 30 minutes earlier than usual today (Tuesday 12th Novermber) for a company meeting. Our phone lines will divert to our usual out-of-hours team at 1730, rather than the normal 1800. There will be no charge for calls made to our out-of-hours team between 1730 and 1800 today.
Travel together in Business Class with Qatar Airways and enjoy a 2 for 1 companion offer! The joy of flying Qatar Airways Business Class has just doubled, with one fare paying passenger now able to take a colleague, or partner, for nothing other than their airport taxes! You’ll need to book your flights soon though, as […]
Rail services across much of southern Britain have been cancelled due to the storm which hit the south coast of England over night, and which has then worked its way inland. South West Trains has significantly reduced its service today after finding that at least 26 trees are blocking various lines across its network. Heathrow […]
Southern and central areas of the UK have had a storm warning issued for Monday 28th October. Currently the forecast is for strong hurricane strength winds and heavy rain which have the obvious potential to disrupt travel generally. Therefore, if you are due to fly to, or from, the UK on Monday PLEASE ensure that […]
Following the recent purchase of Flybe’s slots at London Gatwick, easyJet has strengthened its route network with the addition of new routes to Paris CDG, Jersey & Newcastle. The new services will start from the beginning of the summer schedule (30 March 2014) and flights are on sale now.
If your company has a British Airways On Business account, you are eligible for private discounted air fares when flying with BA to most long-haul destinations. Discounts apply in all cabins from First to World Traveller and range from 5 to 35%. These fares are not for sale on BA.com, or via many travel agents, but they […]
Eff immediately, passengers flying with Air France & KLM, from London Heathrow airport, will now use the new Positive Boarding technology in Terminal 4. After check-in, and upon entering security, passengers will be required to scan the barcode on their boarding pass at an automatic gate. The system will then verify your ticket and open […]
Yesterday British Airways began operating a new service to Chengdu in Sichuan province in Southwest China. The city has a population of over 14m inhabitants and is BA’s fourth destination in China after Beijing, Hong Kong & Shanghai. The service took off from London Heathrow and landed in Chengdu this morning. The nose cone of the aircraft […]
